https://jobs.co.uk/job/soc-analyst-2nd-line-whitebridge-group--8a0fb197-a647-444f-ad16-187b93e3d14a RSS feed for SOC Analyst (2nd Line) at Whitebridge Group. en-gb Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:24:00 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/soc-analyst-2nd-line-whitebridge-group--8a0fb197-a647-444f-ad16-187b93e3d14a https://jobs.co.uk/job/soc-analyst-2nd-line-whitebridge-group--8a0fb197-a647-444f-ad16-187b93e3d14a Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:56:06 GMT Location: Reading | Salary: 600.00-600.00 Daily | Type: Contract | Whitebridge is looking for a 2nd Line SOC Analyst with current SC Clearance to join our utilities client. Role Overview: Provide hands-on 2nd line SOC operational support, including investigation and management of escalated incidents from the 1st line SOC Validate and assure quality and effectiveness of Sentinel alerts and detections Support onboarding of log sources and priority use cases into Microsoft Sentinel in line with CAF, T3, and ECS Keystone requirements Develop and utilise KQL queries to enable effective triage, investigation, and validation of security events Provide operational support and guidance to L1 SOC, improving consistency in alert handling and escalation Contribute to clearing operational backlog, including rule validation, clean-up activity, and onboarding delivery Perform basic tuning of analytic rules to improve signal quality and reduce alert noise (non-engineering activity The successful applicant should be able to commit to starting ASAP. The role will be hybrid between home and office visits and will be umbrella based working. Direct applicants only please. Contract